Dr Brian Khoo underwent Advanced Specialist Training in
Cardiology at ... See more [ + ]Tan Tock Seng Hospital and obtained specialist accreditation in
Cardiology from the Ministry of Health & Singapore Medical Council in 2006.
He furthered his studies by spending a year in interventional cardiology, under
Dr Neal Kleiman at the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Centre and Dr Ken
Fujise at the University of Texas Medical Branch, USA. He is the only doctor in
Singapore to have been accepted to the United States-based Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education’s sponsorship programme as an
interventional cardiology fellow.

On his return, Dr Brian Khoo helped to set up the
Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention service at the Khoo Teck Puat
Hospital. This 24-hour service has significantly improved survival rates in
heart attack patients by reducing the “door to balloon” time – the period from
the moment a patient comes in through the A&E to the time coronary blood
flow is achieved – to below 90 minutes.

Dr Brian Khoo has
been actively involved in teaching undergraduates and post graduates medical
and nursing students, and was a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin
School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, instructor for advance
cardiac life support (ACLS) and Core Clinical Faculty member for cardiology in
National Healthcare Group Cardiology Residency Programme.

He had also participated in numerous researches and was
the principal investigator for the hospital in many international randomized
controlled trials involving patients with cardiac disease. See less [ - ]

Languages Spoken

English, Malay, Cantonese, Mandarin

Education

Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom

Awards and Publications

Courage Star Award for his contribution during the SARS outbreak, 2003
Excellent Service Award (Silver), Tan Tock Seng Hospital
5-Year Long Service Award, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
10-Year Long Service Award, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
10 Excellent Service Awards, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Dr Brian Khoo has been actively involved in teaching undergraduates and post graduates medical and nursing students. He had also participated in numerous researches and was the principal investigator for the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in many international randomized controlled trials involving patients with cardiac disease.